Most San Francisco visitors I encounter seem eager to run through certain areas of the City, just so they can snap a few pictures here and there, before returning to their hotel satisfied they’ve pretty much seen it all… Fools. … Continue reading →

“Beyond the black rainbow” – (110 minutes, Canada, 2010 -NR) How this film came to be is very easy to imagine, as described by the writer/director: a typical awkward teenager browsing video stores in the ’80s, staring at video jackets … Continue reading →

The evil of Farther Christmas has been unleashed upon the world once more. Can a small group of reindeer herders catch him in time to sell it to the Americans? “Rare exports: a Christmas tale” – (2010, Finland, 84 minutes … Continue reading →

“And they call it kitty love…” That’s where the cuteness ends: Jenny starts by kissing on Tito, they exchange a few licks, and settle down for a minute, maybe a few seconds. Then the wrestling begins. The headlocks and body … Continue reading →

Corny jokes are all that I’m left with, along with growing paranoia. Just over a week ago, I was trawling (geddit?) through our Netflix queue looking for something to watch, promptly found “Trollhunter” sitting two thirds of the way down, … Continue reading →

“We are what we are” – (90 minutes, Mexico, NR) “We are what we are” is largely about what it takes to keep a family together and that thing here isn’t love. “We are what we are” is a Mexican … Continue reading →

“Don’t be afraid of the dark” – (2010, USA/Australia/Mexico, 99 minutes – rated R) This definitely has Guillermo DelToro’s fingerprints over it, but despite the occasional clever touch, this adaptation of a 1973 teleplay falls way short from the original. … Continue reading →

Waaay back in October 2010, I brought up the old TV series “Friday the 13th” as an enjoyable little trip down to memory lane: I used to watch the show back when it first aired in the late ’80s late … Continue reading →